Sunday, March 6, 2016

Red Claws roll by Westchester Knicks

and Westchester would never get any closer. Maine led 38-24 after one quarter, and 64-46 at halftime. The Knicks were led by Ra’shad James with 14 points, and Keith Wright with 13. Jimmer Fredette, back from a stint with the New York Knicks, scored 12 ...
A man in the Bronx died Sunday after crashing his car. Police say the 81-year-old driver was traveling northbound on Westchester Avenue when he crashed his car into an elevated train station pillar on the corner of Middletown Road and Westchester Avenue.
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Yonkers police investigate man found dead in home - The Journal News | LoHud.com


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Yonkers police investigate man found dead in home
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YONKERS - Police are investigating the death of an 83-year-old man whose body was discovered Saturday in his Sprain Road Home. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play and police had little to say about the death or the investigation. A ...
Yonkers Police Investigate Death Of Sprain Road ResidentDaily Voice
Elderly man found dead inside Yonkers homeNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV

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(AP) -- Ratcheting up the rancor, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled aggressively in a presidential debate Sunday night over trade and Wall Street influence, with Clinton accusing her challenger of turning his back on a rescue of the auto industry ...

Donald Trump Thinks He's "The Most Popular Person That's Ever Lived" In Upstate NY
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Fresh off a commanding victory in the South Carolina primary that saw him vanquishing longtime punching bag Jeb Bush, Donald Trump turned his attention to the future during his morning news show appearances today. And he is feeling very confidant ...

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SAFE Act charges are rising

Westchester County, home of Yonkers, had 54 charges, or one for every 18,012 residents ... is a prevalent issue will likely be more willing to actively prosecute gun crimes, Feldman said. In rural counties where support for gun control is lower ...

In Richard Price's 'The Whites', Haunted Cops And Cases They Couldn't Close
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Price started his career with the novel "The Wanderers," about street gangs in the Bronx, where he grew up. He wrote ... Or - or - or if the prince of peace was afoot, and Yonkers-bound traffic was light, he could actually be home in time to take his ...

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Winsted police seek burglars of pizza restaurant, cottages
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Islamic State holds out in Ramadi · Street gangs pivot to white-collar crimes · Case tests banking rules for legal pot proceeds · See through walls for about $300 · Israel cracks down on domestic dissent · 'Pink Sisters' mark 100 years of nonstop ...

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Fredette returns to Knicks' D-League affiliate

Fredette played for Westchester on Sunday in its 126-88 loss to Maine, finishing with 12 points. The former college player of the year from BYU appeared in two games for the Knicks after being signed Feb. 22, making a 3-pointer on his only shot attempt and ...
A man in the Bronx died Sunday after crashing his car. Police say the 81-year-old driver was traveling northbound on Westchester Avenue when he crashed his car into an elevated train station pillar on the corner of Middletown Road and Westchester Avenue.
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4 suspects plead not guilty in baseball prospect's shooting

The Oakland Athletics drafted Nolan, a Yonkers native, out of Oklahoma City University. He was placed on the restricted list in July 2014, and never pitched in an official Minor League game. Society & Culture Crime & Justice
YONKERS - Police are investigating the death of an 83-year-old man whose body was discovered Saturday in his Sprain Road Home. Authorities said there was no evidence of foul play and police had little to say about the death or the investigation.
WHITE PLAINS - The Westchester Knicks (23-17), the official NBA Development ... Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @wcknicks on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks.
who hammered out the six-part HBO miniseries based on a divisive political expose in Yonkers, N.Y. In acknowledging the award, Belkin invoked whodunit writer John le Carre. “He supposedly said, ‘Watching your book become film is like watching your oxen ...
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Several injured in crash on Tappan Zee Bridge

Investigators say at least 10 cars were involved in the crash on the Westchester-bound side. They have not released information regarding the extent of the injuries of those involved. Officials say the crash caused traffic to back up for miles. ...
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Car bursts into flames in Mount Vernon

Firefighters battled a blaze in Mount Vernon Sunday morning. News 12 is told a car burst into flames around 5:30 a.m. and spread to the back of a house on Union Avenue. The Yonkers Fire Department was also called in to assist in extinguishing the blaze.
Knicks fans wanted to see Fredette get a chance, chanting his name on the night he was called up from the NBA D-League’s Westchester Knicks ... scoring just two points in 12 minutes. He played in 50 games for the Pelicans last season, making just ...
Then Stewart and her daughter Alexis triumphantly boarded a private jet, which landed this morning in Westchester, where the 63-year-old ... lockup nicknamed Camp Cupcake in a dark SUV at 12:30 a.m., avoiding a horde of cameras and speeding past signs ...
Sources close to the investigation said Best Jr.’s mother, Karen Kirsch, was rescued by firefighters and taken to the Westchester Medical Center Burn Unit. The extent of her injuries is unknown. Officials said the home broke out in flames around 12:30 ...
The Canton Charge (24-14), presented by SecureData 365 and powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, fell on the road to the Westchester Knicks (22-16), 115-112, on Thursday night. The loss ends Canton’s franchise record winning streak at 12 games.
WHITE PLAINS - The Westchester Knicks (22-16), the official NBA Development ... Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @wcknicks on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks.
where $12 million was spent to create a new emergency room. The planned affiliation of HealthAlliance and Westchester Medical Center was announced two years after HealthAlliance said it planned to consolidate all its hospital services in Kingston into just ...
Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas is selling his trophy house in Purchase, NY. The 12-time NBA All-Star’s ginormous Georgian-style estate is available for the not-so-diminutive price of $3,725,000. Built in 1999, the classic brick home measures over ...
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Northwestern beats Nebraska 65-54 for 20th win

Nebraska (14-17, 6-12) has lost five straight and nine of its last 11 to ... He and Northwestern freshman G Jordan Ash led St. Joseph's High School in nearby Westchester to an Illinois state title last year. Northwestern: The Wildcats honored their three ...
YONKERS, N.Y. — A man was found dead inside his home Saturday, Yonkers police said. Police were informed that a man was inside a house on 233 Sprain Road around 2 p.m. When they entered the house, they found an 83-year-old man dead. The man lived alone ...
An investigation by the Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County DA's Office found that the shooting was in retaliation for the beating of an individual known to the suspects and related to a drag race two nights prior to the shooting. He was ...
An investigation by the Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County DA's Office found that the shooting was in retaliation for the beating of an individual known to the suspects and related to a drag race two nights prior to the shooting. Nolan signed ...
The Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County District Attorney’s office launched an investigation that determined that the shooting was “in retaliation for the beating of an individual known to the suspects and related to events that took place ...
Police said the shooting was connected to a fight during a drag race two nights earlier. “We can say that Michael Nolan was present during the dispute that occurred,” said Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Garner. Two detectives built the case on ...
He was a member of the club’s rookie league team in Phoenix. Yonkers police officials said the arrests were made despite having very little physical evidence and a number of uncooperative witnesses. Detectives pored over social media to find leads in the ...
Mike Nolan Arrests Press Conference Donna Nolan, Michael Nolan's mother, says her family will never be the same again at the Yonkers Police Department on March 2, 2016. Check out this story on lohud.com: http://lohud.us/1oQ5NZn
The incident was reported at 8:30 am. Workers called 911. When Police arrived, the man Man and Woman Attacked in Downtown Yonkers: Guapo Restaurant located in downtown Yonkers is a great hang out but early Saturday morning, it was the scene of a great bang ...
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Students raise money to find cure for cancer

EASTCHESTER - A group of kids in one Westchester community spent Saturday helping in ... Many of them have parents or loved ones who have been affected by the disease. Some adults told News 12 they were impressed by the kids who are using their free ...
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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California

WASHINGTON, DC - A wax figure of former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan with former President Ronald Reagan is unveiled for the first time at Madame Tussauds February 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Credit: (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)) (AP) -- Former ...
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Car bursts into flames in Mount Vernon

Firefighters battled a blaze in Mount Vernon Sunday morning. News 12 is told a car burst into flames around 5:30 a.m. and spread to the back of a house on Union Avenue. The Yonkers Fire Department was also called in to assist in extinguishing the blaze.
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Turnovers plague Panthers in City semifinal loss to Hamilton; all sports for March 3 - Gardena Valley News


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Turnovers plague Panthers in City semifinal loss to Hamilton; all sports for March 3
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Jamal Hicks, who also keyed the Gauchos' football team to the City Division I and California State Division IA titles in December, led Narbonne with 12 points and four steals. The Gauchos, who improved to 22-6, played without ... injured which makes ...

WASHINGTON, DC - A wax figure of former U.S. first lady Nancy Reagan with former President Ronald Reagan is unveiled for the first time at Madame Tussauds February 18, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Credit: (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)) (AP) -- Former ...
Knicks fans wanted to see Fredette get a chance, chanting his name on the night he was called up from the NBA D-League’s Westchester Knicks ... scoring just two points in 12 minutes. He played in 50 games for the Pelicans last season, making just ...
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Baseball Runs Into Tough Pitching In Two Losses To Post

Junior Matthew D'Ariano (Yonkers, New York/Indian Hills C.C.) earned the win in the opener after completing all 7 innings, allowing just four hits and no runs while racking up six strikeouts. Sophomore Nick Arnold (West Islip, New York/West Islip ...
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Allentown's Cigar Factory: a thriving artist community

The owners converted a similar facility into an arts center in Yonkers, New York, in the 1990s, known today as the YoHo Artist Community. Their study of Allentown demographics suggested a similar fit for an arts-related facility in Allentown, says DiPalma ...
Shooting in Yonkers Business District: Police are investigating a possible shooting in Yonkers. Officers were called to Lawrence Street near Bruce Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A witness tells News 12 one person was hit by a bullet. Police have not yet ...
In Allentown, there is the art museum, Symphony Hall and the 19th St. corridor, but the struggle to create an arts center has been mired by the problems of most downtowns — mainly crime ... into an arts center in Yonkers, New York, in the 1990s ...
Shooting in Yonkers Business District: Police are investigating a possible shooting in Yonkers. Officers were called to Lawrence Street near Bruce Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A witness tells News 12 one person was hit by a bullet. Police have not yet ...
A man and a woman were attacked around 3:30 Yonkers Library Hosts Art Gallery Opening: Yonkers Riverfront Gallery presented the works of three New York City artists. The collective exhibition of Clayton Calvert, Parker Calvert and Ricardo Arango was ...
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Firefighters union fights to keep office space - News 12 Westchester


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Firefighters union fights to keep office space
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The Yonkers firefighters union says they are being forced out of their current office because the union group does not see eye to eye with Mayor Mike Spano. The union operates out of the second floor at 470 Nepperhan Ave. in Yonkers. The group was told ...

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North Rockland cheerleading ends season on highest note
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WHITE PLAINS - North Rockland's cheerleading team, especially its nine seniors, came into Thursday knowing that the Westchester County Cheerleading Invitational would be the team's last competition of the season. After winning the large-team division ...

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No chanting fans, not supposed "cult following." Like Fredette, he's 26, a native New Yorker (Yonkers). Unlike him, Kilpatrick is productive. In three games, he's scored 20 points in 41 minutes and has shot 44.4 percent from deep, Jimmer's supposed strong ...
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Reisman: Mayor Spano's hot war with the fire unions

The two Yonkers firefighters unions say they want to be “a major ... Drawing a comparison, he said, “Imagine Mayor de Blasio of New York City having a cousin negotiate with the teachers.” Although the city and Local 628 came to a contract agreement ...
On the heels of an exhilarating return of the Yonkers International Trot last October, and successful French-hub simulcasting since last year, Yonkers Raceway continues its hot-to-trot foreign flavor. Five of Yonkers Raceway’s premier drivers are set to ...
Egan and even earlier -- all the way back to the 1980s, and these men's association at St. Joseph's Seminary in Dunwoodie, a Yonkers, New York neighborhood. Sources tell Church Militant these associations involved senior faculty and leadership at the seminary.
Baseball prospect Michael Nolan died after he was shot in the head last summer in the parking lot of a Yonkers Burger King. The mother of an Oakland A’s baseball prospect shot to death in Yonkers said Wednesday she’s relieved that detectives arrested ...
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Study links southwest CT with a successful casino

A southwestern CT casino would be accessible from the New York metropolitan area, now served by "convenience" gaming facilities equipped only with slot machines, not table games, in Yonkers, N.Y., and the New York City borough of Queens. The report said a ...
A southwestern CT casino would be accessible from the New York metropolitan area, now served by "convenience" gaming facilities equipped only with slot machines, not table games, in Yonkers, N.Y., and the New York City borough of Queens. For comparison ...
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MGM Study: Fairfield County Casino Would Generate More Revenue, Jobs

A southwestern CT casino would be accessible from the New York metropolitan area, now served by "convenience" gaming facilities equipped only with slot machines, not table games, in Yonkers, N.Y., and the New York City borough of Queens. The study goes on ...
Investigators say at least 10 cars were involved in the crash on the Westchester-bound side. They have not released information regarding the extent of the injuries of those involved. Officials say the crash caused traffic to back up for miles. ...
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Allentown's Cigar Factory: a thriving artist community - Allentown Morning Call


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Allentown's Cigar Factory: a thriving artist community
Allentown Morning Call
You know you're doing something right when the mayor of your city gives you a shout-out during his State of the City speech. On Jan. 29 Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski praised The Alternative Gallery at Fourth and Tilghman streets and made sure to mention ...

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Students raise money to find cure for cancer

EASTCHESTER - A group of kids in one Westchester community spent Saturday helping in ... Many of them have parents or loved ones who have been affected by the disease. Some adults told News 12 they were impressed by the kids who are using their free ...
Best’s mom was rescued by firefighters and taken to Ellis Hospital and transferred to the Westchester Burn Unit ... The flames broke out around 12:30 a.m. Firefighters were told to evacuate within about 20 minutes because of the risk of collapse.
Knicks fans wanted to see Fredette get a chance, chanting his name on the night he was called up from the NBA D-League’s Westchester Knicks ... scoring just two points in 12 minutes. He played in 50 games for the Pelicans last season, making just ...
Then Stewart and her daughter Alexis triumphantly boarded a private jet, which landed this morning in Westchester, where the 63-year-old ... lockup nicknamed Camp Cupcake in a dark SUV at 12:30 a.m., avoiding a horde of cameras and speeding past signs ...
The Canton Charge (24-14), presented by SecureData 365 and powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, fell on the road to the Westchester Knicks (22-16), 115-112, on Thursday night. The loss ends Canton’s franchise record winning streak at 12 games.
WHITE PLAINS - The Westchester Knicks (22-16), the official NBA Development ... Fans can stay up-to-date on team news by following the team at: @wcknicks on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/wcknicks.
where $12 million was spent to create a new emergency room. The planned affiliation of HealthAlliance and Westchester Medical Center was announced two years after HealthAlliance said it planned to consolidate all its hospital services in Kingston into just ...
A Yonkers resident was found dead inside his home Saturday after authorities responded to a fire at the residence, investigators say. Witnesses say the kitchen inside 233 Sprain Road was burnt out. That's where the victim's son discovered the unidentified ...
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